Kabuto (Fossil 50)

Kabuto LV.9 カブト Kabuto

Illus. Ken Sugimori

Evolution stage Stage 1 Pokémon Evolves from Mysterious Fossil Card name Kabuto Type Fighting HP 30 weakness ×2 resistance None retreat cost English expansion Fossil Rarity English card no. 50/62 Japanese expansion Mystery of the Fossils Japanese rarity Expansion W Promotional cards TCG GB1 set Mystery TCG GB1 ID C32 TCG GB2 set Island of Fossil TCG GB2 ID C38 Expansion Legendary Collection Rarity English card no. 48/110 For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Kabuto.

Kabuto (Japanese: カブト Kabuto) is a Fighting-type Stage 1 Pokémon card. It was first released as part of the Fossil expansion.

Card text

Fossil print

Pokémon Power: Kabuto Armor カブトアーマー

Whenever an attack (even your own) does damage to Kabuto (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack only does half the damage to Kabuto (rounded down to the nearest 10). (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Kabuto is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.

Scratch ひっかく 10

Legendary Collection print

Pokémon Power: Kabuto Armor カブトアーマー

Whenever an attack (even your own) does damage to Kabuto (after applying Weakness and Resistance), that attack does only half the damage to Kabuto (rounded down to the nearest 10). (Any other effects of attacks still happen.) This power stops working while Kabuto is affected by a Special Condition.

Scratch ひっかく 10

Pokédex data

Fighting Fighting Kabuto - Shellfish Pokémon
No.	Height	Weight
140	1'8" (0.5 m)	25 lbs. (11.5 kg)
Pokédex entry
A Pokémon that was resurrected from a fossil found in what was once the ocean floor eons ago.
古代の生物の化石から再生したポケモン。硬いからで身を護っている。

Release information

This card was included in the Fossil expansion, first released in the Japanese Mystery of the Fossils expansion. A special W Wizards stamped print was included in the December 1999 issue of Top Deck Magazine. The Fossil print was later reprinted in the Legendary Collection expansion.

Gallery

GB1 Mystery sprite	GB2 Island of Fossil sprite	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori
Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori	Diamond & Pearl print Illus. Ken Sugimori

Trivia

Along with Shedinja, this card has the fewest HP of any Stage 1 Pokémon in the TCG.

Origin

Kabuto Armor's Japanese name is that of Battle Armor, an Ability later introduced in the Generation III Pokémon games that Kabuto can have. Scratch is a move in the Pokémon games that Kabuto can learn. This card's English Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Red and Blue, whereas the Japanese entry comes from Pokémon Red and Green.

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